Chile · Argentina · Complex volcano
Sierra Nevada de Lagunas Bravas
Nevada, Sierra
- Type
- Complex volcano
- Elevation
- 6173m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Complex volcano
- Country
- Chile · Argentina
- Region
- South America / Central Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 6173m
- Coordinates
- -26.480, -68.580
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- No data
Geological summary
The Sierra Nevada volcanic complex, located in one of the most inaccessible parts of the Central Andes, covers an area of about 225 km2 astride the Chile-Argentina border.
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From Wikipedia
Sierra Nevada, also known as Sierra Nevada de Lagunas Bravas, is a major ignimbrite-lava dome complex which lies in both Chile and Argentina in one of the most remote parts of the Central Andes.
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
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